Fitzpatrick announces bid for state auditor
Missouri Treasurer and Barry County native, Scott Fitzpatrick.
August 4, 2021
Sheila Harris
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick announced July 29 that he is throwing his hat in the ring as a candidate for Missouri State Auditor.
Fitzpatrick and his wife Mallory are the parents of three young sons: Luke, Carson, and Noah. Becoming a father, Fitzpatrick said, has deepened his passion for the rights of the unborn and children with disabilities.
Fitzpatrick will highlight his campaign, he says, with his track record as a job creator, conservative watchdog, and a next-generation leader.
“Missouri needs an auditor who will be a conservative watchdog for taxpayers,” Scott Fitzpatrick said. “The auditor’s office should be a tool for change, not a weapon to be used against your opponents.
“I believe how you handle yourself in office is important,” Fitzpatrick said, “and there’s a place for bipartisanship at times. When I chaired the House Budget Committee, I tried to make sure everyone was treated equally, to hear everybody’s side and to ask Democratic legislators what was important to them.”
Fitzpatrick, a Shell Knob native and graduate of Cassville High School and the University of Missouri, understands the impact our growing government has on working families and businesses. As a teenager, he started his own company, MariCorp U.S., a Shell Knob-based marine manufacturing company that he grew from his dorm room at Mizzou. With lots of hard work and the help of great team members, it’s now an industry leader that does business coast-to-coast, he says.
“I learned from growing my own business how frustrating it is to deal with much of the unnecessary red tape and burdensome regulations involved with bureaucracy,” he said. “It’s what prompted me to get involved in politics myself.”
Fitzpatrick was first elected State Representative in 2012, at the age of 25, to represent Barry and portions of Stone and Lawrence Counties. Serving as Chairman of the House Budget Committee in 2017 and 2018, he was responsible for the drafting and passage of Missouri’s $28 billion annual operating budget. Under Scott’s conservative leadership, the State’s budget surplus nearly tripled to almost $500 million. At the same time, Missouri schools were fully funded for the first time in almost a decade. Scott Fitzpatrick was appointed by Governor Mike Parson and sworn in as Missouri’s 47th Treasurer on January 14, 2019. He was elected to a full term on November 3, 2020.
As State Auditor, Fitzpatrick pledges to continue the conservative fiscal measures he began in the Treasurer’s office.
“Liberals have been in charge of the Auditor’s office for basically two decades. It’s time for a conservative watchdog with a proven record of protecting Missouri taxpayers,” Fitzpatrick said. “Missouri families need leaders who have a record of delivering results for taxpayers, and who will hold bureaucrats accountable for how they spend your hard-earned tax dollars.”
According to Fitzpatrick’s campaign press release, while serving as Missouri State Treasurer, he has: Returned over 110 million dollars in Unclaimed Property back to Missourians; doubled the size of MO ABLE, Missouri’s savings and investment program for individuals with disabilities and their families; made MOST, Missouri’s 529 Education Plan, more cost-effective for account owners by negotiating lower fees – the plan is now one of the highest-rated in the country; and expanded government transparency with the ‘Show-Me Checkbook,’ recognized as one of the country’s most comprehensive state financial data portals.
While serving as State Representative, and House Budget Chairman, from 2012-2019, Fitzpatrick has: Spearheaded the passage of Missouri’s largest-ever tax cut; drafted and balanced Missouri’s $28 billion annual budget; tripled the State’s budget surplus to almost $500 million; fully funded Missouri schools for the first time in nearly a decade; and stopped tax dollars from going to abortion clinics like Planned Parenthood.
Scott Fitzpatrick says if given the opportunity to serve as Auditor, he will continue prioritizing protecting taxpayers, restoring leadership and integrity to the Auditor’s office, and shining a light on government spending.
“This is especially important,” he said, “when local governments receive billions in federal stimulus money from the Biden administration, yet continue advocating extreme liberal policies, like defunding the police.
“As a business owner, I learned that watching how every dollar is spent is critically important to long term success,” Fitzpatrick said. “As Auditor, I will watch over your money as if it were my own. In an era of unprecedented stimulus spending at all levels of government, this job has never been more important to the public. Liberal politicians have used the pandemic as cover to justify spending trillions of dollars of borrowed money to fund their socialist agenda – and we must fight back to stop it. I’ve had the opportunity to live the American dream. I feel a duty to do all I can to help preserve that same opportunity for our kids and grandkids.”
Fitzpatrick does believe there is a place for social programs, but also believes they should be used only as temporary stair-steps to a better economic position, not as long-term safety nets to disincentivize gainful employment.
“There are plenty of jobs available for people who want to work,” he said. “As a business owner, I know that firsthand.”
For more information about Fitzpatrick’s campaign, visit ScottFitzpatrick.com, @FitzpatrickMO on Twitter, and @FitzpatrickMO on Facebook. A video announcement is available at scottfitzpatrick.com.
Sheila Harris
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick announced July 29 that he is throwing his hat in the ring as a candidate for Missouri State Auditor.
Fitzpatrick and his wife Mallory are the parents of three young sons: Luke, Carson, and Noah. Becoming a father, Fitzpatrick said, has deepened his passion for the rights of the unborn and children with disabilities.
Fitzpatrick will highlight his campaign, he says, with his track record as a job creator, conservative watchdog, and a next-generation leader.
“Missouri needs an auditor who will be a conservative watchdog for taxpayers,” Scott Fitzpatrick said. “The auditor’s office should be a tool for change, not a weapon to be used against your opponents.
“I believe how you handle yourself in office is important,” Fitzpatrick said, “and there’s a place for bipartisanship at times. When I chaired the House Budget Committee, I tried to make sure everyone was treated equally, to hear everybody’s side and to ask Democratic legislators what was important to them.”
Fitzpatrick, a Shell Knob native and graduate of Cassville High School and the University of Missouri, understands the impact our growing government has on working families and businesses. As a teenager, he started his own company, MariCorp U.S., a Shell Knob-based marine manufacturing company that he grew from his dorm room at Mizzou. With lots of hard work and the help of great team members, it’s now an industry leader that does business coast-to-coast, he says.
“I learned from growing my own business how frustrating it is to deal with much of the unnecessary red tape and burdensome regulations involved with bureaucracy,” he said. “It’s what prompted me to get involved in politics myself.”
Fitzpatrick was first elected State Representative in 2012, at the age of 25, to represent Barry and portions of Stone and Lawrence Counties. Serving as Chairman of the House Budget Committee in 2017 and 2018, he was responsible for the drafting and passage of Missouri’s $28 billion annual operating budget. Under Scott’s conservative leadership, the State’s budget surplus nearly tripled to almost $500 million. At the same time, Missouri schools were fully funded for the first time in almost a decade. Scott Fitzpatrick was appointed by Governor Mike Parson and sworn in as Missouri’s 47th Treasurer on January 14, 2019. He was elected to a full term on November 3, 2020.
As State Auditor, Fitzpatrick pledges to continue the conservative fiscal measures he began in the Treasurer’s office.
“Liberals have been in charge of the Auditor’s office for basically two decades. It’s time for a conservative watchdog with a proven record of protecting Missouri taxpayers,” Fitzpatrick said. “Missouri families need leaders who have a record of delivering results for taxpayers, and who will hold bureaucrats accountable for how they spend your hard-earned tax dollars.”
According to Fitzpatrick’s campaign press release, while serving as Missouri State Treasurer, he has: Returned over 110 million dollars in Unclaimed Property back to Missourians; doubled the size of MO ABLE, Missouri’s savings and investment program for individuals with disabilities and their families; made MOST, Missouri’s 529 Education Plan, more cost-effective for account owners by negotiating lower fees – the plan is now one of the highest-rated in the country; and expanded government transparency with the ‘Show-Me Checkbook,’ recognized as one of the country’s most comprehensive state financial data portals.
While serving as State Representative, and House Budget Chairman, from 2012-2019, Fitzpatrick has: Spearheaded the passage of Missouri’s largest-ever tax cut; drafted and balanced Missouri’s $28 billion annual budget; tripled the State’s budget surplus to almost $500 million; fully funded Missouri schools for the first time in nearly a decade; and stopped tax dollars from going to abortion clinics like Planned Parenthood.
Scott Fitzpatrick says if given the opportunity to serve as Auditor, he will continue prioritizing protecting taxpayers, restoring leadership and integrity to the Auditor’s office, and shining a light on government spending.
“This is especially important,” he said, “when local governments receive billions in federal stimulus money from the Biden administration, yet continue advocating extreme liberal policies, like defunding the police.
“As a business owner, I learned that watching how every dollar is spent is critically important to long term success,” Fitzpatrick said. “As Auditor, I will watch over your money as if it were my own. In an era of unprecedented stimulus spending at all levels of government, this job has never been more important to the public. Liberal politicians have used the pandemic as cover to justify spending trillions of dollars of borrowed money to fund their socialist agenda – and we must fight back to stop it. I’ve had the opportunity to live the American dream. I feel a duty to do all I can to help preserve that same opportunity for our kids and grandkids.”
Fitzpatrick does believe there is a place for social programs, but also believes they should be used only as temporary stair-steps to a better economic position, not as long-term safety nets to disincentivize gainful employment.
“There are plenty of jobs available for people who want to work,” he said. “As a business owner, I know that firsthand.”
For more information about Fitzpatrick’s campaign, visit ScottFitzpatrick.com, @FitzpatrickMO on Twitter, and @FitzpatrickMO on Facebook. A video announcement is available at scottfitzpatrick.com.
Above, Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick poses for a family portrait with his wife, Mallory, and sons, Luke, Carson and Noah.